BioRender vs Runway
BioRender confirms 3 of the features we check on its own site; Runway confirms 6. Starting prices: BioRender not published, Runway USD 12/mo · billed annually ($15 monthly).
BioRender
Scientists and research labs that need publication-ready figures, posters and graphical abstracts.
Watch out: Built for scientific illustration rather than general design work.
Runway
Creators and teams generating and editing AI video, images and audio.
Watch out: Credit-based plans limit monthly generation.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Design & Creative | Design & Creative |
| Specialty | Scientific illustrations | AI creative suite |
| Based in | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | USD 12/mo · billed annually ($15 monthly) |
| Free plan | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Templates library · Core features | ✓Template Gallery listed under features | Unconfirmed |
| AI generation (image / video / text) · Core features | ✓Leo by BioRender AI figure builder generates custom figures | ✓Generate video, images and audio with AI models |
| Video editing · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Aleph and Edit Studio for editing video |
| Stock assets included · Core features | ✓Icon library of 50,000+ PhD-vetted icons | Unconfirmed |
| Plugins / extensions · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Plugins for Premiere Pro and After Effects |
| iOS app · Platform | Unconfirmed | ✓Runway app for iPhone |
| Android app · Platform | Unconfirmed | ✓Runway app for Android |
| Public API · Platform | Unconfirmed | ✓Runway Dev: API platform for developers |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Unconfirmed | Premiere Pro, After Effects, Claude, ChatGPT |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.